How to Enter
To enter the contest, submit a photo of your Muddy Paws alumni or currently fostered dog. A photo of any Muddy Paws Rescue dog can be entered.
Submitted images and written responses must be original creations of the entrant. By entering the contest, the entrant warrants that the photograph and description submitted are original, that they are the sole owner and the copyright holder of that photograph and description, and that they have not granted exclusive rights of that photograph to any other person or entity. The entrant also warrants that the photograph does not invade the right of privacy of any individual; does not infringe any trademark, trade name, trade secret, intellectual property rights, or other common law or statutory right; nor does it contain any material that otherwise violates any criminal prohibition or the personal proprietary rights of any individual.
You must complete a separate registration for every photo you wish to enter. Keep in mind that you cannot combine votes from separate photos/entries.
Once submitted, your entry cannot be deleted from the Contest unless deemed ineligible. The contest ends at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on October 18th, 2019. Please be advised that winners are determined by votes counted as of 12:00am on the 19th. If a vote does not register at that time it will not be counted.
Eligibility
The Contest is subject to all applicable national, federal, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. Contestants who are 14 and under may participate in the contest with their parents' or guardians' assistance.
Eligible Pets
The Contest is limited to: dogs that are currently in the care of Muddy Paws Rescue or were adopted from Muddy Paws Rescue. Images of other dogs or animals will not be considered.
No photos with people are allowed. Eligible Images
Any image that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent, or obscene, as determined by the staff of Muddy Paws Rescue in their sole discretion, will be removed from the contest.
Eligible Photographs:
- Acceptable photo formats are .jpg, .bmp, .png, and .tif
- Photos must be high resolution (300 dpi)
- Contain only MPR dogs (no people or wildlife)
- Be horizontal (landscape) format
How the Donate-to-Vote process works
Your pet will receive an initial 25 votes (1 vote per $1) during the entry process. After you submit your entry, you will have the opportunity to ask your friends and family members to donate-to vote by sending them the URL for your entry. Your friends and family can purchase one vote credit for every $1 they donate to support Muddy Paws Rescue and our programs. Voters must purchase a minimum of 5 vote credits ($5 donation).
How the winners are determined
At the end of the contest, the twelve photos with the most votes will receive full pages in the Muddy Paws Rescue 2020 calendar. The entrant that has the most votes will be featured on the cover of the calendar.
Tracking your Pet's Progress
Any pet in the Contest can be located using the "Search Pets" function.
Questions
If you have a question about the contest that is not covered above, please contact Erika Maher at
info@muddypawsrescue.org. We will do our best to respond in a timely fashion. Thanks for participating and supporting Muddy Paws Rescue!
Use of Images
When you enter the contest you warrant that the photograph is original, that you are the sole owner and copyright holder of that photograph, and that you have not granted exclusive rights of that photograph to any other person or entity. You also warrant that the photograph does not invade the rights of privacy of any individual, does not infringe on any trademark, trade name, trade secret, intellectual property right, or other common law or statutory right; nor does it contain any material that otherwise violates any criminal prohibition or the personal or proprietary rights of any person or entity.
Grant rights in conjunction with the Contest
By entering the contest, you also agree to grant to Muddy Paws Rescue, its legal representatives, successors, and assigns, the nonexclusive rights and permission to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, and distribute the photograph or any portion thereof, throughout the world, in any printed form and by any kind of mechanical or electronic or any other method or device of reproduction, publication, and distribution known or later developed, during the full term of the copyright, and without notification or payment, as part of and in conjunction with our Pet Calendar Contest. Muddy Paws Rescue will never sell the responses or rights in the responses to any individual or entity and agrees to attribute authorship and copyright ownership to you when it publishes and distributes the responses you submitted.
Grant of Rights for Additional Purposes
You agree to grant to Muddy Paws Rescue,, its legal representatives, successors, and assigns, the nonexclusive right and permission to use, modify, adapt, reproduce, publish, and distribute the photograph, or any portion thereof, throughout the world, in any printed form and by any kind of mechanical or electronic or other method or device of reproduction, publication, and distribution known or later developed, during the full term of the copyright and without notification or payment. Muddy Paws Rescue agrees that it will never sell the photograph or rights in the photograph to any individual or entity.
Limitation of Liability
Releases are not responsible for printing, typographical, human or other errors of any kind in any Contest-related materials, or for stolen, lost, late misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or illegible entries.